PBC YEARBOOK
2016 Baseball
All-Conference Team
First Team
1b – Mike McClellan, Columbus State
2b – Dylan Cook, Georgia College
3b – Blake Edwards, Columbus State
SS – Ryan Ihle, Columbus State
C – Max Schoen, USC Aiken
UT – Colby Lusignan, Lander
DH – Thomas Berry, Lander
OF – Zach Daly, Lander
OF – Clint Hardy, Augusta
OF – Matthew Miller, Georgia College
OF – Jackson Oliver, Columbus State
SP – Brandon Agar, North Georgia
SP – Will Jones, Lander
SP – Brandon Koehler, Columbus State
SP - Aron McRee, Montevallo
RP - Brandon White, Lander
Second Team
1b – Taylor Walker, Montevallo
2b – Kolin McMillen, Flagler
3b – Zach Wall, Young Harris
SS – Brandon Benson, Georgia College
C – Sam Tidaback, North Georgia
UT – Brooks Kennedy, Francis Marion
DH – Zach Moon, USC Aiken
OF – J.D. Crowe, Francis Marion
OF – Logan Mattix, Georgia College
OF – Chaz Pal, USC Aiken
OF – Mitchell Price, USC Aiken
SP – Erik Davis, USC Aiken
SP – Matt Kelley, Francis Marion
SP – Joe Marlow, USC Aiken
SP - J.T. Phillips, Armstrong State
RP – Cameron Busby, Georgia College
Pitcher of the Year
Cameron Busby, Georgia College
Player of the Year
Dylan Cook, Georgia College
Freshman of the Year
Wesley Wommack, Georgia College
Coach of the Year
Greg Appleton, Columbus State
2015-16
Harless (6-2) had one of his best starts of the year as the righty
tossed eight strong innings. He allowed just two runs while scattering
eight hits. The junior punched out seven hitters with no walks. Chaz
Wilson tossed a hitless ninth for the Cougars.
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Three PBC Baseball Teams Receive NCAA Tournament
Bids
INDIANAPOLIS, IND – Three Peach Belt Conference baseball teams will
advance to the NCAA Tournament as the 56-team field was announced
on Sunday night. Columbus State, fresh off their win in the PBC Tournament earlier in the day, jumped a spot from #2 in last Wednesday’s
poll to #1 and will host the regional starting Thursday in Columbus, Ga.
Lander is the #2 seed and USC Aiken the #4.
CSU will have a bye in the opening round before playing its first
game on Friday night at 7 p.m. at Burger King Stadium at Ragsdale
Field.
Columbus State will meet the winner of fourth-seeded USC Aiken
and fifth-seeded Tusculum. Both teams received at-large bids into the
tournament. PBC runner-up and second-seeded Lander will take on
Conference Carolinas tournament champion and seventh-seeded Mount
Olive, while third-seeded Belmont Abbey will match up against South
Atlantic Conference tournament champ and sixth-seeded Catawba.
For Columbus State, the NCAA selection is the 25th in the program’s
storied history. The 25 appearances are the seventh most among all
Division II programs. However, this will be the first time the Cougars
have hosted the regional since 1994.
The Cougars were last in the NCAA Tournament in 2014, getting to
the Southeast Regional final before falling to Lander.
Columbus State completed its sweep of the PBC Championships on
Sunday with a 9-4 win over Lander. The victory marked just the second
time that the Cougars took home the conference’s regular season and
tournament title.
Lander returns to NCAA Tournament play for the first time since
2014. The Bearcats won the southeast region that year and advanced to
the World Series for the first time in school history. Lander also reached
the tournament in 2012.
The Pacers are 37-16 on the season and garnered the No. 4 seed in
the Southeast Region, which will be hosted by top-seeded Columbus
State. USC Aiken will take on No. 5 Tusculum.
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Lander baseball wins Southeast Region Championship;
heads to Division II College World Series
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Lander reliever Brandon White recorded a swing-andmiss for the game’s final out, threw both his glove and cap in the air,
was tackled by catcher John Mangum on the mound, and the rest of the
Bearcats quickly joined in for yet another celebratory NCAA Southeast
Regional Championship dog pile.
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